The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Endless summer? Italy could be changing its clocks for the last time after EU vote Italy could be putting its clocks forward for the final time this week as the country decides whether to keep the practice. https://www.thelocal.it/20190327/endless-summer-italy-could-be-changing-its-clocks-for-the-last-time-after-eu-parliament-vote Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:18:20 +0100 endless-summer-italy-could-be-changing-its-clocks-for-the-last-time-after-eu-parliament-vote Sicilian time cheats skipped work for shopping Italy's finance police have concluded an investigation into 29 Sicilian public sector employees, which revealed they skipped work an average of 40 percent of the time. https://www.thelocal.it/20160908/siracusa-workers-time-cheats-dodgers-skipped-work-for-shopping-gardening Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:42:35 +0200 siracusa-workers-time-cheats-dodgers-skipped-work-for-shopping-gardening Work-shy cop caught clocking in before going fishing An Italian policeman has been placed under house arrest after he was caught clocking-in before engaging in more appealing pursuits, including going fishing with friends. https://www.thelocal.it/20160721/work-shy-italian-cop-caught-clocking-in-before-going-fishing Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:23:50 +0200 work-shy-italian-cop-caught-clocking-in-before-going-fishing Italy time clock cheats wear cardboard boxes over heads Public sector workers in southern Italy have been caught wearing cardboard boxes over their heads in a bid to avoid identification as they cheat on their time clocks, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160712/italy-time-clock-cheats-wear-cardboard-boxes-over-heads Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:51:00 +0200 italy-time-clock-cheats-wear-cardboard-boxes-over-heads Time up for work shirkers as Italy declares crackdown Italy is preparing to tighten the law against time clock cheats after a series of stings which found people clocking-in for friends and a traffic cop punching-in in his underpants. https://www.thelocal.it/20160119/time-up-for-public-sector-shirkers-as-italy-declares-crackdown Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:18:03 +0100 time-up-for-public-sector-shirkers-as-italy-declares-crackdown EU gives Italy until March to fix budget UPDATED: The European Commission on Friday gave Italy, France and Belgium until March to fix their budgets or risk humiliating penalties for breaking tough eurozone spending rules. https://www.thelocal.it/20141128/eu-gives-time-to-rule-breaking-italy-on-budget Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:07:00 +0100 eu-gives-time-to-rule-breaking-italy-on-budget Italy wins more time to enact tough reforms The EU will give Italy and France until next spring to implement tough reforms, delaying a verdict on national overspending originally set for this week, a European source told AFP. https://www.thelocal.it/20141125/italy-wins-more-time-to-enact-tough-reforms Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:35:00 +0100 italy-wins-more-time-to-enact-tough-reforms